Call of Duty Championship 2018

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Call of Duty World League Championship 2018
2018
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: WWII
LocationColumbus, Ohio, United States
DatesAugust 15, 2018–August 19, 2018
AdministratorActivision
Tournament
format(s)
Pool Play to seed brackets then Double-Elimination.
Venue(s)Nationwide Arena
Teams32
Purse$1,500,000
Final positions
ChampionsEvil Geniuses
MVPAdam "Assault" Garcia
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The Call of Duty World League Championship 2018 was a Call of Duty: WWII tournament on PlayStation 4 that took place on August 15–19, 2018.[1] The tournament was won by Evil Geniuses with a roster consisting of Patrick "ACHES" Price, Bryan "Apathy" Zhelyazkov, Adam "Assault" Garcia and Justin "SiLLY" Fargo-Palmer after beating Team Kaliber in the Grand Finals.[2]

Last Chance Qualifier[edit]

On July 24–25, 2018 32 teams will play for a chance to qualify for the Call of Duty Championship 2018 in Columbus, Ohio at the MLG Arena. Ten teams will be invited via the CWL National Circuit: the Stage 2 winners of the Mexico and Brazil pilot regions, and the Stage 4 winners of the National Circuit leagues from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Australia. Another 22 teams, 14 from North America, 7 from Europe and 1 from the APAC region, will also be invited based on cumulative CWL Pro Points earned. The top 16 teams will qualify for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.[3]

Last Chance Qualifier teams[edit]

North America
Lightning Pandas
InControl Gaming
Ghost Gaming
Enigma6 Group
Morituri eSports
Elevate
Team WaR
ESG eSports
GAS Gaming
in2ition
Gone Gaming
HavoK eSports
Mentality eSports
Vertacon
Lethal Gaming
WrangleR Gaming
Team BlackOut
Europe
Brash eSports
Alle Snakes
iDomina Esports
Team Heretics
Giants Gaming
Les Blues
Supremacy
ZoneGG
The Imperial
Team Sween
Team Vitality
Black Forest Gaming
APAC
TabooESC
Synergy Esports Club
Brazil
Virtue Gaming

Qualified teams[edit]

32 teams from the North America, Europe and APAC regions will qualify for the tournament. The 16 teams which qualified for Stage 2 of the 2018 CWL Pro League were the first teams to qualify.[4] Another 16 teams will qualify via the Last Chance Qualifier.[3]

Pro League Teams[edit]

The 16 teams which qualified for Stage 2 of the 2018 CWL Pro League were the first teams to qualify for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.[4]

North America
Rise Nation
OpTic Gaming
Team Kaliber
Echo Fox
compLexity Gaming[a][5]
FaZe Clan
Luminosity Gaming
Team EnVyUs
eUnited
Evil Geniuses
Europe
Red Reserve
UNILAD
Splyce
Epsilon eSports
APAC
Mindfreak
Tainted Minds
  1. ^ compLexity Gaming acquired the 2 players left on the eRa Eternity roster and their spot in the Stage 2 of the league and thus also the spot in the Championship.

Last Chance Qualifier teams[edit]

The top 16 teams from the Last Chance Qualifier will qualify for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.[3]

Place Team
Top 8 EZG eSports
Team Heretics
Team Vitality
Elevate
Enigma6 Group
Ghost Gaming
Lethal Gaming
Les Blues
9th-16th Morituri eSports
Team Sween
Lightning Pandas
HavoK eSports
ZoneGG
Mentality eSports
Supremacy
Brash eSports

Groups[edit]

The draw for the groups took place on 29 July 2018.[6]

Group A
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Lightning Pandas 3–0 100% 9–4 69% Bracket Play
2 Team Kaliber 2–1 67% 8–6 57%
3 Team Heretics 1–2 33% 7–7 50% Eliminated
4 Epsilon eSports 0–3 0% 2–9 18%
Group B
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Rise Nation 3–0 100% 9–3 75% Bracket Play
2 Lethal Gaming 2–1 67% 8–7 53%
3 Brash eSports 1–2 33% 5–8 38% Eliminated
4 Tainted Minds 0–3 0% 5–9 36%
Group C
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Red Reserve 3–0 100% 9–4 69% Bracket Play
2 Ghost Gaming 2–1 67% 7–5 58%
3 Mindfreak 1–2 33% 7–6 54% Eliminated
4 ZoneGG 0–3 0% 0–9 10%
Group D
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Team Sween 3–0 100% 9–3 75% Bracket Play
2 eUnited 2–1 67% 8–4 67%
3 Splyce 1–2 33% 5–6 46.5% Eliminated
4 EZG eSports 0–3 0% 0–9 0%
Group E
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 FaZe Clan 3–0 100% 9–3 7% Bracket Play
2 compLexity Gaming 2–1 67% 7–5 58%
3 Enigma6 Group 1–2 33% 5–6 46.5% Eliminated
4 Morituri eSports 0–3 0% 2–9 18%
Group F
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 UNILAD 3–0 100% 9–0 100% Bracket Play
2 Team EnVyUs 2–1 67% 6–3 67%
3 Mentality eSports 1–2 33% 3–7 30% Eliminated
4 Team Prismatic 0–3 0% 1–9 10%
Group G
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Luminosity Gaming 3–0 100% 9–0 100% Bracket Play
2 Team Vitality 2–1 67% 6–4 60%
3 Echo Fox 1–2 33% 4–6 46.5% Eliminated
4 HavoK eSports 0–3 0% 0–9 0%
Group H
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Evil Geniuses[a] 2–1 67% 7–4 64% Bracket Play
2 Elevate[a] 2–1 67% 7–4 64%
3 OpTic Gaming[a] 2–1 67% 6–4 60% Eliminated
4 Supremacy 0–3 0% 1–9 10%
  1. ^ a b c Evil Geniuses, Elevate and OpTic Gaming were locked in a three-way tie. Based on head-to-head games record, Evil Geniuses finished 1st in the tiebreaker with a 4-3 map record, Elevate finished 2nd with a 4-4 map record and OpTic Gaming finished 3rd with a 3-4 map record.

Final standings[edit]

Place Team Prize money
1st Evil Geniuses $600,000
2nd Team Kaliber $200,000
3rd FaZe Clan $100,000
4th eUnited $80,000
5th-6th Team EnVyUs $55,000
Luminosity Gaming
7th-8th Elevate $35,000
Red Reserve
9th-12th Team Vitality $25,000
UNILAD
Ghost Gaming
Lightning Pandas
13th-16th Lethal Gaming $15,000
Team Sween
compLexity Gaming
Rise Nation
17th-24th Team Heretics $12,500
Brash eSports
Mindfreak
Splyce
Enigma6 Group
Mentality eSports
Echo Fox
OpTic Gaming
25th-32nd Epsilon eSports $10,000
Tainted Minds
ZoneGG
EZG eSports
Morituri eSports
Team Prismatic
HavoK eSports
Supremacy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CWL Championship 2018". Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "Call of Duty World League Championship 2018 Recap". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Call of Duty World League Championship - Last Chance Qualifier Info". Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "CWL 2018 Season Reveal". Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Changes to #coLofDuty". Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Presenting the pools for the 2018 Call of Duty World League Championship". Retrieved July 29, 2018.

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